Monday, September 21, 2015

An Evening Rescue in Brummiegrad

This is an after-action report for a solo game I played over
the weekend. The setting is the badly damaged city of Birmingham (Brummiegrad)
during the Intifada. The Islamic State (IS) forces have three prisoners and are
interrogating them (re: torture) at a ruined factory in the Ward End section of
the city. A drone identified the location and a small mixed section of UK
soldiers infiltrate the area to attempt a rescue.

The IS forces (the solo side) consisted of a Veteran, two Average fighters, and six novices. Their objective is to defend a position and prevent the UK soldiers from rescuing the prisoners.

Veteran - Muhammed w/ AK

Average + Sniper Training - Elam w/ AK

Average - Hussein w/ RPG-7

Novice - Saqqaff w/ AK

Novice - Saab w/ RPK

Novice - Albaf w/ AK

Novice - Alfarsi w/ AK

Novice - Abdulla w/ AK

Novice - Sultan w/ AK

The UK mixed section consists of three Royal Marines and two members of the West Midlands
Police. The West Midlands Police have a deep knowledge of the area and are armed like
soldiers, a role they’ve played ever since the beginning of the Intifada.

Elite - Sgt. Brady w/ SA80 + UGL

Veteran - Pvt. Entovich w/ SAW

Veteran - Pvt. Dooney w SLR

Average - Patrolman Karchee w/ SA80

Average - Patrolman Foster w/ SA80

The scenario takes place in the late autumn at dusk (–25 to
Spot).

The UK soldiers approach from the south and initially attempt
to get past a guard post by stealth.

Note on my action counting: The first number is the turn, the second
number is the combat phase, and the third number is the rolled order of action.
For example, 2.1.6 is turn two, combat phase one, and the character rolled a 6
on a d10 (house rule).

1.1 No Action

1.2 No Action

1.3Sgt. Brady crawls across an open section to
another position

1.4Sultan fails to spot the crawling Brady (roll of
91)

1.4.5 Pvt. Dooney craws across the same open section
and is spotted by Sultan. Sultan snap fires (04), hits Dooney for 7 damage, but
Dooney’s armor absorbs the damage. Dooney swears prolifically but affirms that
he’s all right.

2.3.9 Brady brings
his underbarrel grenade launcher up and fires. The explosive lands within a few
meters of Elam, Hussein, and Muhammed, who have no cover from that direction. All
three are killed ugly (37, 30, and 18 damage).

2.4.1 Sultan remains unconscious
as his lifeblood pools around him.

2.4.3 Foster sees
Albaf and gets a quick shot off, but misses.

2.4.5 Karchee watches
for Saab to step around the corner with the RPK and fires a burst into his
chest, killing him.

2.4.6 Alfarsi makes
his Morale check (Alluha Ackbar!) and takes an aimed shot at Foster but still
misses.

2.5.3 Saqqaff,
overcome with curiosity, looks outside and sees the gory remains of Elam,
Hussain, and his leader Muhammed. The smell of ammonia follows him as he runs
away.

2.5.4 Dooney realizes
that there is a fighter on the other side of the wall, yells “Frag Out” and
tosses a grenade. Unfortunately, it lands on the other side of the low wall.
When it detonates, it shreds the unconscious Abdullah and does enough damage to
kill Alfarsi. However, it also does 10 damage to Foster, although his armor
absorbs most of it, leaving him with a light wound and burning desire to put
his boot up Dooney’s arse.

2.5.9 Brady advances
around the car and up the alleyway.

2.5.10 Entovich
follows behind Brady.

2.6.3 Karchee stands
from his position and runs to follow Brady and Entovich.

2.6.4 Albaff, having
just seen his friends killed and hearing no returning fire from his side, fails
his Morale check and runs like a demon between the buildings and down the road
toward safety.

2.6.8 Foster passes
his Morale.

At that point there were no remaining intifada forces on the
table, with seven killed and two forced to retire. The combined patrol rescued
the three prisoners and called for medical evac. The victors suffered only a
light wound, ironically caused by Dooney’s poor application of a grenade. Later, Foster
kindly suggests that the next time Donney gets the urge to “Frag Out”, Foster
will place the aforementioned frag firmly in Dooney’s rectum.